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Over the years, we’ve become more and more aware of the impact our actions have on the environment, especially in the construction and home building industries. This increased awareness has paved the way for programs and initiatives to be enacted that help decrease our impact on the environment while creating structures that are green and sustainable.

Recently, the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) developed the Green Squared Initiative as a way to set environmental standards for our industry. Green Squared is North America’s very first sustainable product program written exclusively for tiles and tile installation materials, and is the industry’s go-to source for both defining and acknowledging tile products that are sustainable.

As with any green program, there are certain sustainability criteria that tile products and tile installation materials must meet. There are five sections of criteria, with some criteria within each section being required, while others are elective. The five sections are: